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14:35 Lingfield Park

Betway Handicap (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £19,000 added
  • Winner: £11,828
  • 2nd: £3,542
  • 3rd: £1,771
  • 4th: £885
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.53s
  • Off Time: 14:35:20
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Burcan (FR)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Lawless Secret

    4/1

      1(5)
      Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

      Fire Fighting (IRE)

      252 b D
      13/2
      • Form 5/25738-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 104

      keen, held up in touch in rear, effort on outer over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      2(6)
      Silk - Dark Green, Beige stars on sleeves

      Gwafa (IRE)

      461 D
      12/1
      • Form 521224/
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 92

      tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

      3(4)
      Silk - Red, gold braid, white sleeves and cap with gold tassel

      Al Hamdany (IRE)

      20 BFD
      9/4
      • Form 525122-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 95

      close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - Emerald green, red hoops, red sleeves, emerald green armlets

      Burcan (FR)

      58 CD
      2/1
      • Form 141/723-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 91

      tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead close home

      5(2)
      Silk - Red, White stars on sleeves

      Grand Inquisitor

      25 p
      16/1
      • Form 334418-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 88

      slowly away in touch, dropped to last over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, edged left and kept on one pace

      6(1)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Black epaulets, striped sleeves, Emerald Green cap

      Lawless Secret

      18 h
      4/1
      • Form 12329-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 86

      led, ridden 2 lengths clear entering final furlong, headed close home

      Previous results

      2017
      (3)
      Silk -

      Pinzolo

      5/2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-11

      In depth

      Verdict

      Al Hamdany returned a losing favourite when runner-up over track and trip while stablemate Burcan ran well at Newcastle last time and can race off the same mark today. Gwafa hasn’t raced anywhere since 2016 and that was the year Fire Fighting last won though he’s slipped down the weights since and has his first outing since May. Grand Inquisitor still looks high enough in the weight but LAWLESS SECRET is the least exposed and having run well for third in this grade at Newcastle earlier this month, Simon Crisford’s filly may well improve enough to come out best today.

      Formwatch

      Fire Fighting (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up in last trio, pushed along and headway chasing leaders over 2f out, keeping on when hampered over 1f out, no chance after, 8th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Desert Encounter (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f lst stks (1) gf in May.

      Gwafa (IRE) 2-1jfav (11-4) Tracked clear leader, stumbled badly 2nd, closer at 3rd, lost 2nd before mistake 3 out, weakened soon after, behind and eased after last, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Hargam (11-0) at Kempton 2m lst (1) gd in Oct.

      Al Hamdany (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Held up in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, soon chased winner, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Celestial Spheres (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Dec.

      Burcan (FR) 3-1 (9-6) Propped slightly start, prominent, every chance over 1f out, not pace of winner entering final furlong, kept on, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Sir Chauvelin (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Nov.

      Grand Inquisitor 12-1 (8-12) Always behind, weakened from 2f out, last of 8, 10 1/4l behind Mount Tahan (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Dec.

      Lawless Secret 9-2 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Dubawi Fifty (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Jan.